Chapter 203: The Shaman of the Middle Plains (Part I)
In May, the grasslands are fertile with pastures, and trade between some large tribes and the frontiers becomes more frequent.
Although it is deep into the grassland, it is not an easy task for the merchants of the Central Plains, and there are many levels, and there are also thieves and cavalry on the grassland.
However, the profit is really tempting, five times higher, which is enough to make people risky to their lives.
Although the herdsmen on the grassland live in poverty, there are many rich nobles in the big tribes, and the grassland is at the beginning of peace, everyone wants to improve their lives, and there is no time to rob, and for a while, the demand is great.
There is no shortage of cattle and sheep, animal skins, and herbs in the grasslands, but ironware, grain, salt, tea, and silk from the Central Plains.
These things are the favorite of the leaders of the big tribes.
Therefore, the merchants of the Central Plains who rushed to the grasslands to trade generally trafficked these things that were not uncommon in the Central Plains in exchange for special products that were very common in the grasslands.
Once these things are brought back to the Central Plains, they will earn more than ten times the profit!
With such high profits, even if you will encounter all kinds of dangers when you go deep into the grassland, there are still many merchants who have followed each other!
Ten caravans, two or three, encountered various crises on the way, or natural disasters, or raids by steppe bandits, or accidentally encountered wolves, any of which may make people die without returning.
In order to increase the chances of survival, the caravan willing to sneak into the depths of the steppe was at least 200 people, and each of them had weapons in case of accidents.
Baitai caravan is one of them.
Baitai caravan, founded ten years ago, is jointly created by three Central Plains commercial banks, three commercial houses, will go back and forth to the grassland several times a year, each time to send hundreds of people, in this grassland, as long as these people do not encounter the difficulties of the big tribe, there is still no problem in life.
Therefore, in only ten years, the three proprietors of the Baitai caravan made a fortune and became famous and big, driven by interests, even if they heard that the Great Khan of the steppe had been established and could enter the Central Plains at any time, the three decided to continue to send caravans to trade in the steppe.
This walk is another ten days.
"Hey, I said, guys, don't you think it's weird? This grassland eagle is different from the Central Plains, there are hundreds of us, and they all dare to rush down and snatch our rabbits! It's really a rare thing!" A middle-aged man sitting in the middle carriage remembered the scene when he was hunting just now, and couldn't help but say loudly.
The journey was idle, and along the way, everyone also liked to chat, and when he said this, the guys in the nearby cars all started talking.
It is nothing more than that the grassland is high and wide, the water is beautiful and the grass is fat, so the big eagles that are born and raised are also more ferocious than the Central Plains!
In a spacious carriage that was not loaded, but was just following the caravan, a middle-aged Taoist with good ears had already heard the conversation outside, and couldn't help but shake his head and smile.
"Master, what are you laughing at?" one of the disciples asked.
"It's nothing, it's just a feeling. The middle-aged Taoist said softly, this person is a Deyang Taoist person.
"I don't know when I will be able to reach the tribe of the Great Khan, if I go slowly, the Great Khan will have to pull out his tent and go elsewhere, right?" said a Taoist, "There are also risks on the road, which is really worrying." ”
"Don't be impatient, you guys don't have to be impatient, this time you go north to the grassland, you will definitely be able to see the black dragon, the ancestor has already given a clear indication back then, don't worry. Deyang Daoren smiled: "And I look at luck, this caravan is auspicious so far, and it will be smooth sailing along the way, so you don't have to worry about danger." ”
"What Master said is that a few of us are too impatient. These people were very convinced of their ancestors, and when they heard that the master mentioned that the ancestors were occupied, they didn't say anything more.
"This time I only took a few of you as a teacher, and left others in the view, that is, to see that a few of you have a deeper merit, this time I will see the Great Khan in the north, if you can get a reward, it will be very beneficial to your cultivation, and you must not be emotional. ”
The people of Deyang Dao were afraid that the disciple would be young and vigorous, and when he arrived in the Great Khan tribe, he would not be used to causing trouble again, so he gave several instructions along the way, and said: "And this time I went to the Great Khan for a little bit." ”
"The lord of the Central Plains has rules for thousands of years, and he knows the way of luck, but the Hu people don't know it, so the reward is mostly generous, not as stingy as the Central Plains. ”
"The patriarch has great wisdom and knows that the new way gate must be taken from Hu Yun to prosper, which is why I have always insisted on going to the grassland to take refuge in the black dragon. ”
"Please rest assured, Master, a few of us know what's at stake, and we won't mess around then. A few Taoists were busy talking, and their hearts were full of admiration.
If it is Wang Hongyi, he will also praise it.
The Central Plains Daomen Buddhism and Confucianism are numerous, and it is difficult for a newborn Daomen to prosper, but in the barbaric areas, this is not paid attention to at all, even if the Great Khan wants to be crowned an "emperor" and "in charge of the world's Daomen", maybe the Great Khan will not hesitate - it is a dream to get it in the Central Plains.
Deyang Daoren nodded and put his mind at ease.
Looking out through the gap in the car window, the grass near and far was gradually abundant, and the people of Deyang Dao were a little distracted, not knowing what they were thinking.
"I don't know if the junior brother has arrived in Jingzhou?" Thinking about the decision made by the junior brother, the Deyang Daoist had a complicated expression.
The Beiming Dao detachment led by the Deyang Dao people went deep into the grassland, just to find the new grassland Khan Ashyuda!
Since the people of Deyang Dao entered the grassland, they watched with their eyes, and they could see that on the grassland, there were a lot of black gases, and in the distance of the grassland, a black dragon qi rushed up, disturbed and disturbed, circled and competed, and black smoke billowed at the confrontation, straight into the sky.
This made Deyang Dao people go all the way, and their confidence gradually stabilized.
This branch of Deyang Dao people has always been profound, and Jin Shiqing, the founder of Beiming Dao, once saw that this son must have the merit of Longxing Dao in the future!
Therefore, he took care of his vein, but the destiny was unpredictable, and in order to prevent the Dao system from going wrong, Jin Shiqing invested in the other six branches.
However, on the whole, compared with the vein of Deyang Dao people, it is much worse.
This kind of past makes the Deyang Dao people convinced that they carry the heavy responsibility of inheriting the Dao system, coupled with the rise of the heavenly pillar of the black dragon's qi, this is an awe-inspiring and ruthless disregard for the majesty of the common people, ordinary people are just ordinary people, and the qi seekers even have an uncontrollable urge to kneel down and worship.
This is exactly what Shizun said more than ten years ago, which made him full of confidence in the steppe Khan Aciuda.
With this kind of prestige, even if it is difficult to enter the master, it can divide half of the country, which is enough for the Daomen.
At this time, the Baitai caravan had already reached the territory where the Great Khan Aciuda was currently stationed.
Less than fifty miles away, there was the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and a cavalry rushed in.
These cavalrymen all had a calm, resolute, and murderous aura.
The cavalry was headed by a hundred households, even wearing armor, less than forty years old, full of evil spirits, black and red qi soared into the sky, and I don't know how many people I killed to have this anger.
There were people who were proficient in the minority languages, and they hurriedly explained to them that since this caravan came every year, and had a trade relationship with the Great Khan, the cavalry softened their tone as soon as they heard the name.
Baihu glanced at it: "What did you bring?"
"There were pieces of iron, salt, tea, and silk. The person who contacted him hurriedly replied: "They are all thousands of miles away to dedicate to the Great Khan!"
Speaking of dedication to the Great Khan, these hundred households suddenly felt a pang in their hearts.
In fact, the people of the Chamber of Commerce know that the so-called sacrifice is actually a transaction, and the Great Khan Aciuda knows this, and he comes with his wealth quickly, as long as he robs, but he will not be stingy because of this.
It is said that the grassland army can be united, but also because it is generous and generous, and it is not stingy with warriors.
However, these hundred households are invincible with the Great Khan, and they have developed a climate, and these hundred households waved their hands: "Check!"
The cavalry came down to inspect it, and found that it was indeed a piece of iron, and there was salt, tea, and silk.
At this time, when I found out the back, I saw five or six people, dressed in Taoist clothes, clearly distinguishing them from the surrounding merchants, and Baihu glanced at them and drank: "Who are these?"
"This is the shaman of the Central Plains. ”
"Shaman" has the meaning of a wise man, and later gradually evolved into the agent of the gods of the grassland, while the Central Plains does not use the term "shaman", and only calls it "witch" in words.
But at this time, in the steppe, the shaman's influence was very great, and some great shamans had to be respected even by the Great Khan.
On the steppe, they have political and military privileges, and all wars or other events that are in a state of hesitation must be directed by a shaman.
This translator did not say a priest, but a shaman, and immediately made the hundred households pay attention to it immediately.
Baihu listened and looked at Deyang Daoren: "You are a shaman from the Central Plains?"
At this moment, the Deyang Daoist smiled calmly and said in the local tribal language: "I am a shaman from the Central Plains, and a few of us came here, but we came to meet the Great Khan." ”
Knowing that he wanted to get luck from the Great Khan and better serve as the leading party, this person not only secretly collected geographical information, but also specialized in learning Hu language.
"Meet the Great Khan?" Deyang Daoren's nonsense had already made hundreds of households stunned, and when they heard this, they looked up and down: "You want to see our Great Khan?"
"Exactly, I traveled thousands of miles from the Central Plains to come here, that is, I was inspired by God to come to meet the Great Khan, and I have important things to report to the Great Khan. Deyang Daoren said.
Seeing that these Taoist people have a good temperament, and they are unusual at first sight, Baihu hesitated for a moment, and his tone slowed down: "If you want to see the Great Khan, you wait, I will report this matter to Qianhu." ”
The people of Deyang Dao naturally knew that they wanted to see the lord of the grassland, so they reported to the people level after level, saying, "Thank you." ”
Baihu reflexively rode his horse and led a few people to the tent not far away.
A tent is the camp of Senhu Limu-sama.
Lord Li Mu is one of the thousand households personally sealed by the Great Khan, although he is not ten thousand households, but he has some affection in front of the Great Khan, and he is the first person to follow the Great Khan to fight in the north and south, and he can be regarded as a confidant.
So the first line of defense was stationed, and he was stationed here.
At this time, Li Mu was lying in his tent, and when he heard that someone wanted to report something, he asked Baihu to come in from outside and knelt down in front of him: "Li Mu, I just blocked a caravan, it was the former Chamber of Commerce, they came to trade with the Great Khan, and in the caravan, there were a few shamans from the Central Plains, saying that they brought their divine revelation, and came thousands of miles to visit the Great Khan, and asked Lord Li Mu to decide. ”
When Dafan founded the country, he had the ambition to swallow heaven and earth, and the Hu people have always been cold and unscrupulous, and the first few generations naturally have a kind of "ten thousand religions pray for my Great Khan" spirit!
And the lack of knowledge in similar areas is also for this reason.
In the history of the earth, the Yuan Dynasty began for several generations, and it was able to suppress these religions, and then it was encroached upon, and the heavenly demon dance was performed upwards, and the luck was constantly sucked away, of course, the most important thing is that the Yuan people did not sacrifice to the emperor.
As a result, they were destroyed by the Red Turban Army (Mingjiao).
However, after the Manchus became the masters, they abandoned the original old religion and sacrificed to the Emperor of Heaven according to the canon (note, the Emperor of Heaven is not the Jade Emperor), which can last for three hundred years, and there are reasons for this.
At this time, Li Mu listened, pondered for a moment, and said: "Let them wait, I will report to the Great Khan later." ”
(To be continued)